The 357 sig is softer shooting than the 40 S&W. It's actually a better cartridge than 40 for women and soyboys. Not that it isn't a good cartridge, but the 40 is famous for giving women trouble, especially in compacts and subcompacts where limp-wristing will cause frequent stovepipes.
“if one is not a weak female or wimpy soy-fed male shooter.
The 357 sig is softer shooting than the 40 S&W. It’s actually a better cartridge than 40 for women and soyboys. Not that it isn’t a good cartridge, but the 40 is famous for giving women trouble, especially in compacts and subcompacts where limp-wristing will cause frequent stovepipes.”
I know. But it is considerably stouter than the 9mm rounds that agencies are replacing it and the .40 with, because the wimps can’t qualify with them as well as a 9mm.